Low dose intrathecal morphine facilitates early extubation after cardiac surgery: Results of a retrospective continuous quality improvement audit

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 94-99

  Parlow, Joel L ^a   Steele, R Geoffrey ^a   O'Reilly, Deirdre ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; INDOMETACIN; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 14944347902     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018588     Document Type: Article

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